Manik Chowdhury v. State Of West Bengal

D/L732 02.07.2026 C.R.M. (M) 495 of 2025 Bpg.

Dismissed In Re: An application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023/Section 439 of the Code Criminal Procedure filed in connection with Mothabari Police Station Case No.319 of 2019 dated 04.08.2019 under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code;

Manik Chowdhury

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The State of West Bengal Mr. Amitabha Karmakar Mr. Arup Kumar Bhowmick.

...for the petitioner.

Mr. Gouranga Kumar Das Mr. Amartya Mohan Bhattacharyya.

...for the State.

Report submitted by the Superintendent of Police, Murshidabad Police District reflects that the investigating officer of the case Sub-Inspector Chiranjit Nandi appeared before the learned trial court as prosecution witness and his deposition before the learned trial court is continuing.

Petitioner's prayer presently is that he is in custody for 6 years 11 months.

Having considered the period of detention and the evidence of the investigating officer being in progress, I direct the learned trial court to complete the evidence of this witness within a period of 30 days from the next date fixed and pronounce the verdict by 31st August, 2026.

Having regard to the aforesaid observations, the petitioner's prayer for bail is refused at this stage. However, the learned trial court would adhere to the directions passed above.

Learned advocate for the State would through the Superintendent of Police, Murshidabad Police District place the present order for compliance before the learned trial court. Accordingly, CRM(M)495 of 2025 is dismissed at this stage.

Report submitted by the State be kept with the record. All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities.

(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)